G400 3dmark2001se score

[Mehen]

Does 1535 seem about right for my computer?

Also, any suggestions on how to get my score higher could be helpful, but dont just say buy a new video card.

[K6-III]

Overclocking that P4 could get you closer to 2000...or overclocking that G400MAX...

[Mehen]

what kind of fans/heatsinks would you suggest for o/c'ing my card? i wouldnt want to spend more than about $30ish. also, i have 2 pci slots free next to my vid card, so that shouldnt be a problem. also, would it really be worth it to o/c it? because from what ive seen you cant o/c a g400 too much, so it might be better to just put that 30 bucks towards a new vid card.

i was already thinking of o/c'ing my cpu, and i already have a upgraded fan/heatsink on it

[K6-III]

Actually, just see how high it OC's using your existing cooling setup...then go from there....

[lecter]

I believe that the major bottleneck on your system is not only your G400, but your memory...SDRAM+P4 is a pretty unfortunate combination....

[K6-III]

How did you know it was SDRAM. One could be using ECC DDR...

[Mehen]

hmmm, didnt think it would be my ram, (it says its sd in my sig), it my brothers old cpu, ram and mb, otherwise i wouldnt have got sd, but i got it all for like 200cnd, i dont know why he did get sd in the first place instead of spending a few $ more and getting ddr or rd.

thanks for the info lecter.

[Mehen]

on that note, even tho i dont currently have the money for a new mobo and ram, what kind of ram would get me the highest score? rd?

[deed]

Mehen : i got the same score with you
but i'm g400 card not max
xp1800 epox kt333 256 ddr333
1024*768 32bit 32 texture 32 z-buffer win98se
when it in 1024*768 16b 16t 16z
i've got 2356
:P
it's not a bad score for me
enough

[K6-III]

Currently the fastest P4 platform is RDRAM. Soon, it'll be dual-channel DDR, however....

[Mehen]

yeah, it looks like deeds system shouldnt have gotton as high a score as mine, but his ram probably made a big difference.

[deed]

sorry
i made a mistake in my frist replay
1535 is the score with kt133a 256 pc133ram
and when i change my mainboard and ram to kt333 ddr333
i've got 1642 in 32b32t 32z and 2356 in 16b 16t 16z
i dont think the type of ram will make more difference
if you change your system to 98se the score will high

BTW:i found install the sp3 of win2000 will increase 3dmark score more than 200 in my g400

[WyWyWyWy]

So how much performance will DDR instead of SD get you in real life?

I just bought a P4 on eBay, ordered a new mobo somewhere else and have no money left for even 128mb ddr! And I have too many SD sticks lying around...

Is your 1.6G a Northwood? Did you bring is to 2.4G?

[Mehen]

mine is a northwood i do believe

[YngwieM]

The easiest way to find out that it's a NW is checking the cache size:

512k for NW
256k for Willa's